Learning Goals Term 2

LITERACY- improve my proof reading by editing my work and using a dictionary while reading my work out loud.


MATHS- get 100 in my basic facts test by practising on mathletics and on sample tests.


GENERAL-get in the top 5 for cross country. I will practise in my own time 4 days a week.

Parihaka Poem

Pain lingered through the devastated village,
The smell of agonising death,
The sound of excruciating terror,
As innocent men fall to their knees,
I smell the smoke burning our delicious crops,
My parents have been imprisoned,
I am all alone in this deep dark world.

Flynn Te Ata Giles

Flynn Te Ata Giles was born on the 27th of August 1999. He has three sisters called Lily, Ella and a half sister called Juliet. His parents are called Philothea and Simon. Flynn was born in the Marsterton Hospital but has lived in Eastbourne all his life at 16 Kauri street.

Flynn went to Days Bay Play Centre and really enjoyed it even though he broke his left arm jumping of the play ground fort, as you do when your three years old.Also that year Flynn’s dad went to Shrilanka. Then when Flynn was four he broke his right arm jumping on his mothers bed. Flynn’s parents sadly split up later that year, This changed his life forever because he will never be able to see them together again.

Flynn attends Muritai School and has all of his primary school life. While he has been at Muritai School he has discovered many talents such as: rugby, hunting and fishing. When Flynn is at school his favourite subject is Physical Education. Flynn has a lot of great qualities like: taking risks and being very funny. You never know what will happen next.

When Flynn grows up he wants to make lots of money and live in a huge mansion in the Beverly Hills and  be a director just like Steven Spielberg. Flynn’s favourite  movie is Jurassic Park(which is directed by Steven Spielberg).

by Monica Sullivan.